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How to use fielder in a sentence

16 example sentences · noun

Fielder means a dog trained in pursuit of game in the field. Example: “His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.”

Examples of fielder by meaning

nounA player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out...

  • His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.

More sentences with fielder

  • The captain signalled his best fielder from short leg to cover.From the entry cover
  • He refused to take a single as the ball was dropped by his opponent's best fielder.From the entry single
  • The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.From the entry athletic
  • The right fielder nailed the runner at the plate with a perfect throw.From the entry right fielder
  • The captain moved two fielders to the on side.From the entry on
  • He's a good fielder and a valuable bat.From the entry bat
  • Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders.From the entry leg
  • The left fielder made a fine running catch.From the entry left fielder
  • The center fielder made a spectacular sliding catch.From the entry center fielder
  • The fielder doubled the runner off for the second out.From the entry double off
  • Greer is an aggressive fielder with a flair for making diving catches coming in and wall-slamming catches going back.1998, Sports Team Analysis and Tracking Systems, Inc., “Rusty Greer”, in John Dewan, Don Zminda, Jim Callis, editors, The Scouting…. From the entry wall-slam
  • Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side.1905, The Strand Magazine, page 703. From the entry leg-breaker
  • The fielder clad in armour who squats behind the batsman should be respected as a specialist and not treated as a dabbler.2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 210. From the entry wicketkeeper
  • Batteries of fast bowlers softened batsmen up with short-pitched bowling, while fielders tried to disturb their concentration with a running commentary of insults commonly known as sledging.1998, Larry Elliott, Daniel E Atkinson, The Age of Insecurity. From the entry sledge
  • We didn't score in our half of the eighth, but it was only because Ernie's line drive was shoestringed by the Giant left fielder, with Rusty Howarth on second.1976, Paul R. Rothweiler, The Sensuous Southpaw […], New York, N.Y.: Putnam, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry shoestring

Meaning of fielder

  1. noun A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
  2. noun A defensive player in the field.
  3. noun A fieldworker.

Full definition of fielder

Questions about fielder in a sentence

How do you use fielder in a sentence?
Fielder is used as a noun. For example: “His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.”
What is a short sentence with fielder?
“He's a good fielder and a valuable bat.”
What does fielder mean?
Fielder means a dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.

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